BiP and NQ Consulting create new alliance to support the Sustainability Agenda
07 November 2007
BiP Solutions Ltd and NQ Consulting Ltd are pleased to announce a new strategic alliance between the companies in order to deliver Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and supplier accreditation services as a joined-up service to practically address the sustainability agenda within the supply base.
Sustainable development is an increasingly important concern for the public sector. The promotion of economic development which minimises environmental impacts while maximising associated social benefits is an aspiration that becomes a public responsibility when taxpayers' money is involved.
NQ Consulting is an independent consultancy with extensive experience in supporting a wide variety of public sector bodies across England, Scotland and Wales. Using their years of experience in public sector procurement, NQ has developed a unique supplier assessment tool called CAESER.
CAESER enables buying organisations to assess the awareness and actions of their suppliers towards fulfilling their CSR obligations and so contribute to achieving wider sustainable development goals.
BiP Solutions is one of Europe’s leading providers of public sector procurement solutions. More than 500 UK government organisations use BiP Solutions’ services to create and manage their contract information.
BiP’s Select national pre-qualification and accreditation service, endorsed by the Society of Procurement Officers in Local Government (SOPO), offers a simple and structured approach to pre-qualification, delivering better value for money to both buyers and suppliers, and is open to all. By public authorities adopting BiP’s Select Accredit supplier vetting service, via supplier assessment across common criteria, authorities can gain significant additional benefits.
BiP Solutions and NQ Consulting believe that the strong synergies between their client bases and services can deliver exceptional benefits to both the businesses and their clients. The strategic alliance announced today will allow each company to offer their clients better value for money.
Public authorities using BiP’s Select national supplier prequalification and accreditation service will in future also be able to assess the CSR capabilities of their supply base using the CAESER tool developed by NQ Consulting. This further assists public sector organisations in better understanding the capabilities of their supply base. In future public authorities using CAESER will also be able to access Select registered suppliers.
Ron Burges, CEO of BiP Solutions, said: “The strategic alliance between BiP and NQ Consulting builds further on previous cooperation agreements BiP has established to ensure that the Select service maintains its position as the premier national prequalification and accreditation service. We are working with NQ Consulting Ltd to ensure that the CAESER and Select systems integrate seamlessly and are confident that this alliance provides significant added value to our clients.”
John McClelland CBE, Chairman of NQ Consulting Ltd, said: “We are delighted to be able to formalise our relationship with BiP Solutions in this way. We have supported BiP and SOPO events for many years. This alliance will enable us to provide an even wider range of services to our clients in the future.”
